Iodine-mediated Z-selective oxidation of ketones to α,β- unsaturated esters: Synthesis and mechanistic studies

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 46, Issue 48, 2005, Pages 8289-8292

  Zacuto, Michael J ^a   Cai, Dongwei ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrylates; Iodine; Oxidation

Indexed keywords

ESTER DERIVATIVE; IODINE; KETONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; FAVORSKII REARRANGEMENT; IODINATION; OXIDATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 27644439820     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2005.09.176     Document Type: Article

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